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Newly approved West Bank settlements to be built on private Palestinian land, map shows

Five of the settlements are planned for the northern West Bank, an area with no prior Israeli presence. Their location amid Palestinian villages is expected to require a significan...

These states want to ban the term ‘West Bank’ and replace it with ‘Judea and Samaria’

When it comes to discourse surrounding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, fights over word choice can be as charged as fights over the facts themselves. Is it “occupied territories”...

The de facto annexation of the West Bank is a recipe for utter disaster

The disturbing wave of near-daily attacks by Jewish extremists against Palestinians in the West Bank is advancing a quiet but steady effort by the Israeli government to annex the W...

Western powers condemn Israel for West Bank settlements, settler violence

The joint statement emphasized Israel's E1 settlement expansion project as a violation of international law.

Israeli settler blindfolds and detains Palestinian in occupied West Bank

An armed Israeli settler blindfolded and detained a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank.

Bennett says Netanyahu gov't 'boycotting' West Bank settlements amid Carrefour subsidy deal

A new program subsidizing products at select Carrefour supermarkets notably excludes the West Bank. After Bennett's criticism, Israel's economy minister defended Netanyahu's West B...

Western nations call on Israel to halt internationally condemned West Bank E1 area construction

U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands warned contractors who bid on E1 housing construction tenders risk 'legal and reputational...

A tiny illegal outpost is blocking hundreds of Palestinians from their land in the West Bank

The IDF says Kerem Hamami is illegal and slated for evacuation, but residents of nearby Halhul say they've tried to reach the vineyards on which their livelihood depends dozens of...

Western nations warn Israel to end illegal settlement expansion, violence

Nine countries including UK, Germany and France warn settlements in occupied West Bank a 'breach of international law'.

Israel Bankrolls War Crimes in Occupied Syrian Golan

Click to expand Image Bulldozers move during ongoing construction work at the settlement...

Israel orders expropriation of religious site near Jerusalem run by Muslim Waqf

This is the first instance of an expropriation of a Waqf-owned holy site by the Civil Administration. Whether the Waqf will continue to run the site remains unclear

Israeli settlers establish new West Bank outpost – accompanied by IDF soldiers

Palestinians living in the area described a situation of 'settlers in military uniforms,' alleging attacks, abuse and incidents of looting involving both soldiers and settlers. The...

West Bank bishop believes Israeli settlers not losing sleep over Occupied Territories Bill

Catholic cleric William Shomali says progress made in Northern Ireland offers hope for eventual peace between Israel and Palestine

Smotrich: US supports Israeli West Bank settlement expansion - interview

In past efforts by Israel to expand control in the West Bank, the US has called for maintaining stability in the area, adding that US President Donald Trump has not backed total an...

Israeli ministers celebrate reestablishment of settlement in West Bank

By Pesha MagidSA-NUR, West Bank, April 20 (Reuters) - A Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank received demolition orders for 15 shops on Monday a day after Israeli...

The state is supplanting settlers as the driving force of West Bank takeover

23 Israelis retrieved from West Bank's Nablus, six from Jericho

Palestinian security forces detained the group at a Nablus police station before coordinating their transfer to the IDF, while Israeli police warned that unauthorized entry into Ar...

The four steps Israel is taking to clear Palestinians from West Bank's E1 area

From the establishment of a crowded Palestinian neighborhood expected to facilitate the expulsion of communities in the area, to a new road that keeps Palestinians out of the regio...

‘It’s like stealing’: Palestinian family’s seized property listed on Booking.com

West Bank home described as ‘ideal for outdoor gatherings’ is among 41 listed rentals in illegal Israeli settlements Some of Mohammad al-Sbeih’s fondest childhood memories are of h...

Israel pushes return of West Bank settlement vacated in 2005 disengagement

The plan was approved retroactively after 16 families had already moved in, marking another step toward reversing the 2005 disengagement in the northern West Bank

Palestinians in occupied West Bank face growing violence from Israeli settlers

Human rights groups say a new Israeli law that expands the death penalty for killings classified as terrorism is expected to apply exclusively to Palestinian prisoners in the occup...

West Bank strikes over Palestinian-only death penalty

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank went on a general strike after Israel passed a death penalty law.

Canada and allies condemn Israeli settlement expansion amid West Bank tensions

Canada joined eight allied countries in condemning Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank amid rising violence and tensions in the territory.

Israeli settlers kill Palestinian during raid on occupied West Bank village

The raid comes just days after Israel approved 34 new illegal settlements in the West Bank.